Perioperative B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcome after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and total cavopulmonary connection

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2986580	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	2008	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Postoperative B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcome after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis, and preoperative levels are greater in patients with both early and late total cavopulmonary connection failure compared with patients with a good outcome.

Keywords

CPB BNP BCPA SVC TcpC LCOS mPAP Qp/Qs bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis cardiopulmonary bypass intensive care unit ICU superior vena cava Low cardiac output syndrome PVR mean pulmonary artery pressure Pulmonary vascular resistance B-type natriuretic peptide total cavopulmonary connection

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Perioperative B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcome after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and total cavopulmonary connection

Authors

Jong-Hau MD, Peter E. MD, Roberta L. MD, Omar MD, Tom R. MD, Anthony MD, Ian MBChB, Jeffrey R. MD,